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D, D. HAYES, floupling for Connecting Fire Engines with Hydrants, 8L0.

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DANIEL n1 SPECIFIGA'Z'IGN forming part: of Letters .Pa'renl; No. 232,495, dated September 21 188C. Applilnlion filed Fellrunry 'B-l, 1990.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, DANUQI. l). ll'ltrics. of

M \"in\ention relates (02H) nntonini'ic or nni' rcrsnl coupling t'nr connecting tire-engines to.

hydrnnts or wnternininn without the n! sarydelny no ineident in the methods now enr i ployed for that propose; and the objects oi" myini n-ovemen'tn are, ill'.\l ,ll)17l'l)\ltl0 n eonp- 1 line hnvingjointn, so that. the sol-lions ('nn lnfolded up or expanded or turned in any diwe tion to eorrenpond lo the distance nnd lnen' tion of the engine l'rom' the hydrnnt. or innin without the necessity of hitching or moving the engine forward or hnck to nrrirontthe exact distance het'ore the connection of the suction 0r nerrice pipe which conducts the \YZLlCl from the hydrant. to the engine can he made; second, to ntl'ord. facilities for the proper nd insunont. of the coupling with reference to the distance verticnlly lit-tween the hydrnnt or tireplng; and engine.

l nttnin these objects by the mechanism illnstrnted in the accompanying drawings, in which l ignre l is n nide elevation of my coupling;

ovith portions broken away; Fig. 2, an en lnrgcd View of center joint; Fig. 3, soctionnl view of coupling to engine; F1 section of one coupling; Fig. o, vertical section ot'ono union to mill rrilioinb.

Si inilnnlctters refer to si milnr ports throughout the ncvernl Views.

In connecting the two arm; A :ind .Aot my eonpling to provide lb combined horizontal ro tnry and vcrtienl rotnry movonnmnl construct the two curved shoulder nipples or clhows I"; and B. The li-lliow ll is provided with ninnle screw :it both ends, which mignge in the n. nnile tnionn t. and. i," on the end of the pipe I. nnd elhow B. I out. n ninle norew on the outer end oi the elbow l3 and connect it. in, n female union, 6, to the inner end of the nrm or pipe A.

All of the unions 0 ll U turn against chenidern a; manic on no ends of the Hill-5 or pipes l, rerticnl A A, and on the end elbow B so that in i turning n. horizontal rotary no well no it critienl rotary nnwemcnt in had [iii all angles of t thc elbows and arms.

; To the enter endn of the arms A (Milli/ U13 I ii. The l how reprceenlrd at l) is provided with n heinnle union. ll, which turns easily upon :1. nhonlder in the end of the mid elbow. and in 5 rigidly connected the elbows l l l i this l'einnle nelcw tits the conplin how i,

1'; nndnt, tho tlliiCi end of this elbow is the ninle nnion (l, h which the commotion in mode with the engine. This coupling also werim zrgninsi. n shouhlcr on the end of the elbow P. so ns to he enoily rotated.

The union li on the cniimlclbow I), or irrdrnnt. end of the coupling, in mode rigid, and has n t'einnlc screw, in which, the male screw oi the hydrant-clhow l wor so that a hori zonrnl rotary movement is had'hy the hydrant union and n \ol'tit'ttl. rotary movement hy the inner end of the clhow l in the ntniionnry nnion ll.

All oi these. unions orjoints nre pitched with leather ii no shown, no that no lenhnge will take plneo.

The operation will he as follows, to Wi t: The coll ding being; :ilwnys nttnchcd to the engine, only he folded up, nnd when the 115 drilnt. or main is approached lay the engine the coupling is easily and instantly withdrawn or nnthlded to n sniliricnt extent, to connect it nt once to ihe hydrnnt, whether it, the h drzinl or plug, in on n plnne with the suction openingor plug of tinengine meet, or whether the engine comes: to nstandstill 215 the right or h-tt ot ihe hydrnnt or not, and thus the dclny no incident to the excitement. of connect.- ing engines to hydrants is avoided and on immediate ermneetion in had.

it. should here he observed that thojoints niny he left loose for connection and be tightened up afterward. it should also be observed thus in coupling may he used for all purposes for which suction-1mm is employed.

liming time described my invention, who: 5 claim, nnd :ltsnirc to secure by Letters lln ent, i 1-- v l. in eonihinntion with the arms A .tlghzii" in slmnldern a and provided with the unions 5 universal coupling 13 B, provided with the 0 G, the curved nipples or elbows B B, pro In testimony that I claim; the foregoing I .vi'ded with '-union 0', all constructed and arhave hereunto set my hand. and seal this 7th 10 ranged as and for the purpose specified. I day of February, 1880. v

I 2. In combination with the arms A A and DANIEL HAYES. [Lo

"unions 0 C C, the and elbows, D D and F I, Wit messes:

provided with unions E H,all constructed and. C. W. M. SMITH, arranged as and for the purpose described. HOLLAND SMITH. 

